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 Funding for the Hazardous Materials Preparedness (HMEP) Planning
Grants is awarded annually to the state by the U.S. Department of
Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration. Allocations are based on the state’s population, the
number of miles trucks carrying hazardous materials travel through
the state, and potential risk posed by fixed chemical facilities in
Illinois.
“These grants support critical local emergency planning activities
that ensure the safety of Illinois citizens living and working along
major transportation routes for hazardous materials,” said IEMA
Acting Director James Joseph.
The grants can be used to develop, improve and implement emergency
plans, study flow patterns of hazardous materials through the state,
and determine the need for regional hazardous materials emergency
response teams.
 Joseph noted that IEMA received funding requests for more than
$740,000 in local planning projects, but the state’s federal HMEP
allocation was just over $435,000.
Grants were awarded to LEPCs in the following jurisdictions:
Carroll $ 9,547.30
Champaign $ 4,260.59
Chicago $ 40,418.71
Christian $ 8,704.00
Clay $ 869.82
DeKalb $ 32,259.42
DeWitt $ 1,532.32
Douglas $ 13,221.52
Fayette $ 2,070.46
Franklin $ 30,130.09
Grundy $ 8,447.20
Hamilton $ 950.40
Jefferson $ 1,040.00
Kane $ 4,323.00
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Lake $ 9,980.00
LaSalle $ 13,656.24
Lee $ 10.820.00
Logan $ 41,609.62
Macon $ 8,994.37
McHenry $ 1,732.00
McLean $ 5,628.37
Mercer $ 1,757.68
Montgomery $ 5,000.00
Rock Island $ 3,323.75
Saline $ 19,924.80
Sangamon $ 29,314.36
Stephenson $ 13,716.00
St. Clair $ 1,408.00
Tazewell/Woodford/Peoria $ 14,000.00
Vermilion $ 4,042.75
Wayne $ 1,380.00
Will $ 53,807.23
Winnebago $ 37,508.00
Total $435,378.00
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